The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 2020 Starting On A.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on A? These were the 100 most popular names
from 2020 - sorted by popularity. Click on a name to learn more. The rank next to each name is the position on the overall top list for boys
this specific year.
| Rank | Name | How Unique? | Total births this year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Alexander | 1 in 145 (0.69%) | 10,268 |
| 24 | Aiden | 1 in 172 (0.58%) | 8,619 |
| 32 | Asher | 1 in 193 (0.52%) | 7,698 |
| 41 | Anthony | 1 in 211 (0.47%) | 7,028 |
| 52 | Andrew | 1 in 245 (0.41%) | 6,068 |
| 58 | Adrian | 1 in 280 (0.36%) | 5,312 |
| 63 | Aaron | 1 in 292 (0.34%) | 5,093 |
| 72 | Axel | 1 in 319 (0.31%) | 4,658 |
| 76 | Angel | 1 in 330 (0.3%) | 4,508 |
| 89 | Austin | 1 in 370 (0.27%) | 4,012 |
| 97 | Adam | 1 in 394 (0.25%) | 3,771 |
| 118 | Amir | 1 in 470 (0.21%) | 3,163 |
| 122 | Ayden | 1 in 494 (0.2%) | 3,008 |
| 137 | Ashton | 1 in 553 (0.18%) | 2,689 |
| 140 | Adriel | 1 in 572 (0.17%) | 2,597 |
| 154 | August | 1 in 613 (0.16%) | 2,423 |
| 160 | Archer | 1 in 635 (0.16%) | 2,339 |
| 162 | Arthur | 1 in 638 (0.16%) | 2,328 |
| 180 | Antonio | 1 in 701 (0.14%) | 2,120 |
| 181 | Abel | 1 in 701 (0.14%) | 2,119 |
| 183 | Alex | 1 in 707 (0.14%) | 2,103 |
| 187 | Atlas | 1 in 726 (0.14%) | 2,048 |
| 195 | Alan | 1 in 764 (0.13%) | 1,945 |
| 198 | Ace | 1 in 787 (0.13%) | 1,888 |
| 202 | Abraham | 1 in 792 (0.13%) | 1,875 |
| 211 | Avery | 1 in 836 (0.12%) | 1,778 |
| 212 | Alejandro | 1 in 841 (0.12%) | 1,767 |
| 217 | Amari | 1 in 869 (0.12%) | 1,710 |
| 219 | Arlo | 1 in 878 (0.11%) | 1,692 |
| 221 | Andres | 1 in 889 (0.11%) | 1,671 |
| 225 | Adonis | 1 in 898 (0.11%) | 1,654 |
| 261 | Aidan | 1 in 1,132 (0.09%) | 1,313 |
| 281 | Andre | 1 in 1,269 (0.08%) | 1,171 |
| 299 | Atticus | 1 in 1,353 (0.07%) | 1,098 |
| 305 | Anderson | 1 in 1,403 (0.07%) | 1,059 |
| 313 | Angelo | 1 in 1,451 (0.07%) | 1,024 |
| 324 | Ali | 1 in 1,498 (0.07%) | 992 |
| 360 | Armani | 1 in 1,765 (0.06%) | 842 |
| 388 | Ari | 1 in 1,945 (0.05%) | 764 |
| 404 | Andy | 1 in 2,093 (0.05%) | 710 |
| 446 | Alijah | 1 in 2,340 (0.04%) | 635 |
| 448 | Apollo | 1 in 2,355 (0.04%) | 631 |
| 463 | Allen | 1 in 2,448 (0.04%) | 607 |
| 464 | Ayaan | 1 in 2,448 (0.04%) | 607 |
| 467 | Archie | 1 in 2,452 (0.04%) | 606 |
| 475 | Adan | 1 in 2,506 (0.04%) | 593 |
| 481 | Alonzo | 1 in 2,544 (0.04%) | 584 |
| 484 | Alexis | 1 in 2,575 (0.04%) | 577 |
| 496 | Augustus | 1 in 2,692 (0.04%) | 552 |
| 497 | Aziel | 1 in 2,697 (0.04%) | 551 |
| 506 | Armando | 1 in 2,757 (0.04%) | 539 |
| 507 | Asa | 1 in 2,772 (0.04%) | 536 |
| 520 | Abdiel | 1 in 2,902 (0.03%) | 512 |
| 542 | Albert | 1 in 3,039 (0.03%) | 489 |
| 556 | Abram | 1 in 3,189 (0.03%) | 466 |
| 559 | Arjun | 1 in 3,209 (0.03%) | 463 |
| 568 | Ariel | 1 in 3,295 (0.03%) | 451 |
| 588 | Arturo | 1 in 3,448 (0.03%) | 431 |
| 593 | Alec | 1 in 3,496 (0.03%) | 425 |
| 594 | Axton | 1 in 3,521 (0.03%) | 422 |
| 610 | Ares | 1 in 3,651 (0.03%) | 407 |
| 622 | Aarav | 1 in 3,781 (0.03%) | 393 |
| 625 | Ahmad | 1 in 3,820 (0.03%) | 389 |
| 648 | Ander | 1 in 4,027 (0.02%) | 369 |
| 650 | Ahmed | 1 in 4,038 (0.02%) | 368 |
| 651 | Alessandro | 1 in 4,038 (0.02%) | 368 |
| 656 | Aden | 1 in 4,116 (0.02%) | 361 |
| 673 | Alden | 1 in 4,345 (0.02%) | 342 |
| 683 | Alvin | 1 in 4,476 (0.02%) | 332 |
| 687 | Azariah | 1 in 4,503 (0.02%) | 330 |
| 689 | Alberto | 1 in 4,544 (0.02%) | 327 |
| 705 | Amos | 1 in 4,732 (0.02%) | 314 |
| 706 | Anakin | 1 in 4,732 (0.02%) | 314 |
| 712 | Amias | 1 in 4,904 (0.02%) | 303 |
| 713 | Augustine | 1 in 4,904 (0.02%) | 303 |
| 715 | Aron | 1 in 4,953 (0.02%) | 300 |
| 739 | Alfredo | 1 in 5,307 (0.02%) | 280 |
| 748 | Atreus | 1 in 5,423 (0.02%) | 274 |
| 768 | Axl | 1 in 5,671 (0.02%) | 262 |
| 799 | Alonso | 1 in 6,191 (0.02%) | 240 |
| 805 | Aldo | 1 in 6,243 (0.02%) | 238 |
| 814 | Abdullah | 1 in 6,323 (0.02%) | 235 |
| 815 | Aryan | 1 in 6,323 (0.02%) | 235 |
| 827 | Ameer | 1 in 6,489 (0.02%) | 229 |
| 833 | Alaric | 1 in 6,546 (0.02%) | 227 |
| 840 | Allan | 1 in 6,663 (0.02%) | 223 |
| 854 | Arian | 1 in 6,816 (0.01%) | 218 |
| 856 | Anders | 1 in 6,847 (0.01%) | 217 |
| 858 | Ambrose | 1 in 6,911 (0.01%) | 215 |
| 859 | Aydin | 1 in 6,911 (0.01%) | 215 |
| 866 | Alvaro | 1 in 6,976 (0.01%) | 213 |
| 867 | Aries | 1 in 7,009 (0.01%) | 212 |
| 887 | Ayan | 1 in 7,248 (0.01%) | 205 |
| 897 | Ahmir | 1 in 7,393 (0.01%) | 201 |
| 907 | Alfred | 1 in 7,620 (0.01%) | 195 |
| 919 | Azrael | 1 in 7,739 (0.01%) | 192 |
| 922 | Adler | 1 in 7,820 (0.01%) | 190 |
| 936 | Avi | 1 in 7,989 (0.01%) | 186 |
| 971 | Atharv | 1 in 8,689 (0.01%) | 171 |
| 980 | Avraham | 1 in 8,792 (0.01%) | 169 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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